Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, candidate for Ohio governor in 2026, speaks during a town hall at The River Church Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. A bodyguard for Ramaswamy’s family has been arrested on federal drug-trafficking charges. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A bodyguard for the family of Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been arrested on charges of drug trafficking.
Justin Salsburey, a 43-year-old resident of Bellefontaine, Ohio, was arrested along with his wife, Urbana schoolteacher Ruthann Rankin, on Dec. 30, according to WSYX-TV.
Prosecutors say the couple were mailed 261 suspected drug parcels between August 2024 and December 2025.